I've been neglecting you, I know. So much has happened in this past month and I haven't wanted to spend my last month on the computer. Here are the cliff notes.
~ Hannah's Visit: A friend of mine from high school who I haven't seen in 4 years (with the exception of a couple of hours), came to visit me! We spent a LONG day of hiking (6 hours straight!) in Cinque Terre, toured Florence, took a field trip to Rosselle and San Galgano. The hope of attending a Fiorentino soccer game was in the air, but the rain was stonger than our desire to be soaked by it.
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| Valentina and me on the road to Cortona! |
~ A weekend home with Valentina in Castiglion Fiorentino: I absolutely loved Valentina's family and her town. It was the beautiful Tuscan countryside that all of our imaginations conjure up. We spent time in Castiglion Fiorentino, Cortona, Arezzo and a day by the lake in Castiglion del Lago. Unfortunately the vast fields of girasoli (sunflowers) don't bloom until late July and August. It was a wonderful way to spend one of our last weekends in Italia and brought us closer with Valentina.
~ Lately?: Finals just finished on Thursday and for me that means FOREVER! I am officially finished with my college career! In fact, my entire life of education as I have always known it! Now I just wait and keep my fingers crossed that San Jose State University doesn't do anything stupid between now and the time they process my diploma next December.
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| Becca, Lauren and me. A night out on the town after graduating! |
The rest of my time has been filled with dinner parties, gelato, restaurants, birthday parties, water balloons, parks, movie nights..... I will most likely get sick by the time I arrive home after a week and a half of 6 hours of sleep (or less), exhaustion from my first bought ever with allergies, emotional hoola-hoops as I deal with moving, and a grand finale of a 14 hour layover through the night in the Paris, Charles De Gualle Airport. My thought process in regards to running my body into the ground: I only live once, and I only live in Italy for 5 more days.
Only a summary, but as my blog readers, you unfortunately are only privileged to "the game highlights."
My latest reading material? Don't worry, you aren't missing out on much but if you really want me to, I can forward you my just-short-of-100-slides from 20th Century and Renaissance Art History. Oh wait...I deleted those cause I'M DONE!
~ Hannah's Visit: A friend of mine from high school who I haven't seen in 4 years (with the exception of a couple of hours), came to visit me! We spent a LONG day of hiking (6 hours straight!) in Cinque Terre, toured Florence, took a field trip to Rosselle and San Galgano. The hope of attending a Fiorentino soccer game was in the air, but the rain was stonger than our desire to be soaked by it.
Gosh I had no idea it has been a year already! How hard it must be for you to leave but then again bittersweet because you'll be back in CA with your family.
ReplyDeleteWill you travel back to see Victoria at all?
Very bittersweet. I have made this home, but I am still getting more excited everyday to see my family and have the ease of my own culture.
ReplyDeleteI doubt I will have the money to come back to this side of the globe again next year, but we'll see what God's plans are!